Job Purpose

As a Payroll Team Leader you will report to a Payroll Manager based in our shared service centre in Rushmere. You will manage a team of payroll administrators and support the wider payroll team to ensure all employee’s within the business are paid correctly across multiple sites on our weekly and monthly payrolls.

You will support the Payroll Manager with the more complex elements of the payroll process, as well as supporting the team with their tasks. You will line manage, support and develop a team of payroll administrators with varying levels of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for ensuring completion of Weekly/Monthly payrolls in their entirety.
• To assist with payroll year end processes – P60/P11D.
• Ensuring HMRC payments are processed ontime – FPS,EPS and RTI.
• Support payroll systems projects and testing.
• Working closely with finance ensuring costing and same day payments balance.
• Processing and reconciling of pensions from start to finish.
• Supporting the wider business – Email and ticket system query resolution.
• Ensuring all document for payrolls are completed in full each week – Payroll checklists.
• Make sure work is evenly distributed within the department.
• Responsible for assisting with performance and development of team members.
• Monitoring performance of the team to ensure standards are maintained throughout the department.
• Conduct regular team meetings to ensure effective communication within the payroll team.
• To assist in development plans for the team and to achieve agreed set targets.
• Delegate responsibility to the team with supervision and accountability.
• Readily available to support team members – Any issues or queries they may have, with displaying an approachable mannor at all times.
• Effective communication within the team providing clear direction.
• Able to problem solve as and when issues present themselves.
• Assist with new recruits to include interview processes.

Compliance

• Actively keeping up to date with payroll legislation and legal requirements
• Compliance with SOX Audit requirements for related payroll controls, ensuring best practice business controls are maintained and legally compliant.

Continuous Improvement

• Implement and deploy efficient, effective and transparent processes.
• Review current processes to support the business by delivering efficient and value adding solutions.
• Identifying potential opportunities for process improvements.

Data Integrity

• Maintain accurate payroll master data, including effective communication with HR, Finance and Rewards and Benefits depts to ensure data validation between all relevant systems.
• PAYE and National Insurance calculation validation.

Reporting

• Collate and review reports on a weekly basis
• Pension fund reports, member payments, new joiners, leavers are to be administered, accurate and processed according to legislated deadlines

Essential Criteria

• Knowledge & previous experience of a payroll environment.
• Able to work under pressure while dealing with complex queries.
• Payroll legislation knowledge.
• Self-disciplined to follow documented instructions.
• Experience using Microsoft Office packages.
• Ability to identify and escalate issues.
• Excellent communication skills to deliver expectations within the department.
• Good interpersonal skills within a team.
• Experience maintaining data with a high level of data accuracy.

The company

Pilgrim’s Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrim’s Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim’s Europe team are based in our Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Food Masters and Pilgrim’s Shared Services businesses.

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